Two Companies to Work Together to Bring Next Generation 3D Modeling
to the MakerBot Replicator 3D Printing Platform

SAN FRANCISCO — (BUSINESS WIRE) — April 25, 2014 —
MakerBot, a global leader in desktop 3D printing, and The
Foundry, the global CG software provider, announced a unique
partnership Thursday evening at The Foundry’s San Francisco launch event
for MODO 801, the latest edition of the popular 3D modeling, animation,
visual effects and rendering software package. MakerBot was one of the
sponsors of the live-streamed event, which featured a range of leading
speakers from a variety of industries.

As part of the partnership, MakerBot and The Foundry are working
together to develop resources to ensure the seamless integration of MODO
and the MakerBot® Replicator® 3D Printing Platform. It is anticipated
that this relationship will help make The Foundry’s software, when
combined with 3D printing on a MakerBot Replicator® Desktop 3D Printer,
even easier and more accessible for artists of every level.

This partnership also offers users of The Foundry’s MODO 3D content
creation platform a ten percent discount on the purchase of a MakerBot
Replicator Desktop 3D Printer, a MakerBot Replicator Z18 3D Printer, or
a MakerBot Replicator 2 Desktop 3D Printer through June 25, 2014.

The Foundry’s design-focused solutions include MODO, the advanced
end-to-end 3D content creation package as well as the revolutionary
MeshFusion Boolean modeling plugin toolset. The Foundry’s software
suite, including MODO, powers visual effects for films like Gravity,
Pacific Rim, and World War Z, and television shows such as Boardwalk
Empire and Game of Thrones.

The Foundry describes the new version, MODO 801, as bringing high-end
features to the masses, building upon the groundbreaking content
creation functionality that was implemented in the last release. Every
element of the end-to-end 3D workflow has been improved upon and tweaked
based on extensive customer feedback from a wide range of industries.

MODO and MeshFusion together represent the simplest and most powerful
way for an end-user to create custom models, which can then be exported
to MakerBot Replicator Desktop 3D Printers. MODO also provides tools for
MakerBot Digitizer™ Desktop 3D Scanner customers to clean and modify
their scanned data in a streamlined and integrated modeling environment.

“We are very excited to announce this relationship with The Foundry,”
noted Bre Pettis, CEO of MakerBot. “MakerBot has long been a fan of The
Foundry’s MODO application and the MeshFusion plugin, which provide a
variety of modeling methodologies that can take a 3D model from ordinary
to extraordinary. We are excited to see what our combined communities
and products working together will create.”

“Using our solutions, artists have the ability to effortlessly blend,
add and subtract objects, then export to a watertight mesh, a process
that we believe revolutionizes 3D modeling and offers infinite creative
possibilities for MakerBot 3D printer users,” said Christopher Kenessey,
Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at The Foundry. “In our opinion,
MakerBot shares our passion for creating accessible products without
sacrificing final quality results, and we look forward to working
closely together to streamline our offerings and make them more and more
applicable to designers around the world. We also share similar
corporate cultures as well as a love for Star Wars! MakerBot has Star
Wars themed conference rooms, and we have a Wookiee costume.”

MakerBot, a subsidiary of Stratasys Ltd., is leading the Next
Industrial Revolution by setting the standards in reliable and
affordable desktop 3D printing. Founded in 2009, MakerBot has built the
largest installed base of desktop 3D printers sold to innovative and
industry-leading customers worldwide, including engineers, architects,
designers, educators and consumers. The MakerBot 3D Ecosystem drives
accessibility and rapid adoption of 3D printing and includes
Thingiverse.com,
the MakerBot
Digitizer
Desktop 3D Scanner, the MakerBot
Replicator
line of Desktop 3D Printers, MakerBot
Desktop,
the MakerBot
MakerCare®
Protection Plan, the MakerBot Retail
Stores
and strategic partnerships with top-tier brands. MakerBot has been
honored with many accolades, including Popular Mechanics’
“Overall Winner” for best 3D printer, Time’s“Best
Inventions of 2012,” Popular Mechanics’ “Editor’s Choice Award,” Popular
Science’s “Product of the Year,” Fast Company’s “One of the
World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Consumer Electronics” and
many more. Join the Next Industrial Revolution by following MakerBot at
makerbot.com.

About Stratasys

Stratasys Ltd. (Nasdaq:
SSYS), headquartered in Minneapolis,
Minn., and Rehovot, Israel, is a leading global provider of 3D printing
and additive manufacturing solutions. The company’s patented FDM® and
PolyJet® 3D printing technologies produce prototypes and manufactured
goods directly from 3D CAD files or other 3D content. Systems include 3D
printers for idea development, prototyping and direct digital
manufacturing. Stratasys subsidiaries include MakerBot and Solidscape
and the company operates the RedEye digital-manufacturing service.
Stratasys has more than 1,800 employees, holds over 550 granted or
pending additive manufacturing patents globally, and has received more
than 25 awards for its technology and leadership. Online at:
stratasys.com
or
blog.stratasys.com .